Re: [Bug-gsl] [Help-gsl] test release 1.99.91

[Raymond Rogers]

I suggest a script for validation testing that tries all optimization 
settings and evaluates them separately; and records the results.  The 
reason is that optimization seems to vary with gcc/compiler version.  
It's my belief that program maintenance must be scripted in order to 
record past failings (which unfortunately reoccur) and provide feedback 
to maintainers.  Otherwise there are endless back and forth's with 
people like myself reporting this and then that; and the other thing.
If there is interest I can try to make up such a script/test for GSL in 
some form for linux.   Suggestions for the script basis would be 
appreciated.  I am inclined towards an automatizable interactive 
language or bash or AWK.  Or perhaps there is a "unversal" software test 
program that allows control, repetition with variation; and most 
importantly good record keeping on both the input and output.
Then the maintainers can just say: run this script and send the results 
back.

Ray

On 10/29/2015 06:31 AM, Rhys Ulerich wrote:
> > I have "icc version 14.0.3 (gcc version 4.8.1 compatibility)" here and
> intel compiles the gsl package ok without any compiler warnings.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Does make check pass at -O2? 3? If not 2, 1?
>
> I'm not concerned about compilation as much as the unit tests passing.
>
> - Rhys

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